Enjoy your VIERA with TV Remote for Android

What is TV Remote

The "TV Remote" is a TV remote control application for android mobiles, enabling them to operate Panasonic plasma and LCD TV sets (referred to as VIERA TV below).
After installing the "TV Remote" on your android mobile and connecting it via Wi-Fi to the home network where your VIERA TV is linked, you can use your mobile as a dedicated remote control while enjoying various possible operations between your VIERA TV and your smart phone.

Use this function to operate your VIERA TV from your android mobile without any remote control.

2.Remote Control Tab [Remote Control Function]

When you tap the "Remote" icon at the bottom of the mobile screen, you can scroll on your VIERA TV in the same way as by its supplied remote control.

3.Keyboard Tab [Keyboard Function]

You can type a text on your android mobile and forward it onto your VIERA TV screen.
You can use the voice command function on your android mobile to input the text.
The Keyboard Function is activated automatically when the text input panel is displayed on your VIERA TV screen.

4.Cursor Control Tab [Cursor Control Function]

You can control on your VIERA TV by using the touchpad on your mobile screen.
You can move the cursor freely, just like from any touchpad, when the mouse cursor is displayed on your VIERA TV screen and when scrolling by the cross keys of the remote control to display menu options.

5.Media Control Tab [Media Flick Function]

Use this function to watch your movies and pictures stored in your android mobile, on your VIERA TV.
You can forward easily your recordings to your VIERA TV. You can also play them directly from your android mobile.

6.Web Browser Tab [Browser Function]

You can always access the desired web pages from your android mobile.
Now, you can also send the accessed pages to your VIERA TV screen and watch them from there.
And you can also display the pages sent to the VIERA TV, on your android mobile.

7.VIERA Viewer Tab [Remote Player Function]

Use this function to play the videos, pictures and audio files recorded on the SD card in your VIERA TV, by accessing it from your android mobile, while the recorded contents are being displayed on your VIERA TV screen.

8.Gamepad Control Tab [Gamepad Function]

You can play your favorite games in the VIERA Connect more comfortably, now.

9.Setting Tab [Setting Function]

You can make all settings and switch between the VIERA TV sets to operate.

Settings and Usage

Default Settings

1) Make the Wi-Fi settings on your android mobile and then to wireless LAN.

You can play on your VIERA TV the movies, pictures and music files stored on your android mobile. You can view them in the Media Controller panel on your android mobile screen, while keeping your android mobile horizontally.

Selecting the types of data

Select the video, music and pictures you want to play.

Select the types of data to play.

Video:

displays the movie list panel.

Music:

displays the music list panel.

Image:

displays the image list panel.

User:

displays the data list panel in the SD card.

Vertical display

Horizontal display

Playing the data

You can either play your files on your android mobile and then send them to your VIERA TV or play them on your TV directly from the file lists on your mobile.

Playing files on mobile, then on TV

Data list

Android playing

VIERA TV playing

(1)

Select the data in the data list panel to playing on your android mobile.

(2)

Tap the VIERA play button to start playing.

(3)

You can choose to play your files on TV.

By keeping your android mobile horizontally you can have many data lists displayed at the same time and use the whole screen to play your files.

Data list

Android playing

VIERA TV playing

Playing the data in the android mobile data lists, on your VIERA TV.

Data list

VIERA TV playing

(1)

In the data list panel, long press on the icons of data to play in order to make them movable and activate the VIERA TV display panel.

(2)

Drop the selected icons into the VIERA TV display panel to play them on TV.

The screen of this panel is shown below. You can play your images as a slideshow if they are in the same folder.

Android playing

VIERA TV playing

(1) Done (Stop) button

(2) VIERA TV play button

(3) Previous picture button

(4) Play button. Starts the slideshow.

(5) Next picture button

Lists within the SD card

You can select the movies, music and pictures stored on your SD card inserted in your android mobile and play them on your VIERA TV.

The folders and files in your SD card are displayed as lists.

This function is available only on compatible VIERA TV sets. Click here for detailed information.
You need to enable the “DLNA Remote Control” on your VIERA TV to use this function. Consult the instruction manual of your VIERA TV for details.

6.Web Browser Tab

You can display web pages by this function. You can work with various applications related to web pages.

(1)Favorites Button. Displays the registered addresses.

(2)Address Bar. Keyboard is displayed when this bar is selected.

(3)Browser Control Button
Displays the menu.

Share URL (related applications)

Back

Next

Refresh

You can send the web address from your android mobile to your VIERA TV and view the web page on the TV screen.
You can also receive the address of the web page displayed on TV at your android mobile and view it on the mobile screen.

(1)Drop the icon here to send and display the web page onto the VIERA TV. The cursor will then appear on the screen.

(2)Icon is displayed when you press long on web page.

(3)When you drop the icon here, you will receive the address of the web page viewed on TV and display the page on the mobile screen. The cursor will then appear on the screen.

Favorites

You can display the registered and edited addresses in the Favorites (Bookmarks).

Favorites Screen

Register Favorites Screen

(1)Information on Registered Sites. Displays the page names and URL shown on the browsing screen.

You can view on your android mobile the TV videos, movies, pictures and music playing on your VIERA TV. You can visualize the VIERA Viewer screen horizontally by holding your android mobile horizontally.

(1)Select the type of data to play.

Media: Select and display the movies, music and pictures stored on a hard disk or SD card connected to your VIERA TV.

Live View: View the live broadcast shown on your VIERA TV.

Playing Media

You can play either on TV or on the android mobile the movies, pictures and/or music stored on SD card, hard disk or other storing device connected to your VIERA TV.

Playing TV stored data on your android mobile

Data list

Android playing

(1)Tap the data to play on android.

(2)You can control the playing.

Live View

You can view the programs running on your VIERA TV, on your android mobile.

Data list

Android playing

(1)Done (Stop) button

(2)OFF (TV mute) button

(3)Program title

(4)Previous channel button

(5)Next channel button

(6)Volume control bar

You can switch the operation panel on and off by tapping the TV screen when displayed horizontally.

This function is available only on compatible VIERA TV sets. You need Android 2.3 or later to use it on your mobile.
Click here for detailed information.

You need to enable the "DLNA Server" on your VIERA TV to use this function. Consult the manual of your VIERA TV for details.

8.Gamepad Control Tab

You can play the games downloaded by the VIERA Connect.

(1)End the gamepad screen and return to the previous screen.

(2)8 input options available by swiping your finger to each direction.

There is no compatible devices other than VIERA TV as of the spring of 2013. Note that some VIERA TV models are not compatible with TV Remote.
For more information, see TV Remote compatible models list.

Check that the "TV Remote" of VIERA TV is set to "On". (Network > TV Remote Settings > TV Remote)
The setting menu may differ depending on the model. For more information, see the operating instructions of VIERA TV.

Check the network configuration and wireless LAN router setting. Your device may not recognize the VIERA TV because some wireless LAN routers cannot forward IP multicast packets. For more information, see the operating instructions of wireless LAN router.

Q7)

How can I get TV Remote ?

A7)

You can download TV Remote from the Google play free of charge.

Q8)

Some screens are not displayed.

A8)

The screens of the functions not usable in your VIERA TV are not displayed.

Q9)

I cannot play the contents in the Media Control Tab on my VIERA TV.

A9)

You need to activate the "DLNA Remote Control" function in your compatible VIERA TV.
Some contents may not be viewed on some types of VIERA TV. Consult your VIERA TV instruction manual for details. Some contents will not be displayed depending on what is being displayed on the TV screen. Basically the Media Control is designed for watching broadcasted programs.

Q10)

I can neither view nor play contents on my VIERA TV in the VIERA Viewer Tab.

A10)

You need to activate the "DLNA Server function" on your compatible VIERA TV. Consult your VIERA TV instruction manual for details. Some contents will not be displayed depending on what is being displayed on the TV screen. Basically the VIERA Viewer is designed for watching broadcasted programs.
You can enjoy this function on your mobile with Android 2.3 or later. It can only be used with compatible Panasonic products when forwarding programs or watching recorded contents..

Q11)

I cannot operate the game content with Gamepad.

A11)

First establish connection between TV Remote and the VIERA TV, and then start the game content.
Some game contents may need to set up to operate with Gamepad.

Q12)

Although I turn my android mobile horizontally, the screen does not move the same way.